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Travel Q&A With Restaurateur Danny Meyer

The owner of Gramercy Tavern and Union Square Café, whose eateries now dot the globe, on what he always packs in his bag—and never drinks on planes

Feb. 6, 2014 1:30 p.m. ET

IF ONE PERSON were to be crowned king of New York's dining scene, there's a good chance it would be Danny Meyer.

Back in 1985, he opened Union Square Cafe, a relaxed yet refined eatery in a then-iffy Manhattan neighborhood. Today, the 55-year-old's Union Square Hospitality Group has some 3,000 employees, 10 fine-dining restaurants and a handful of casual establishments. Collectively they have received 25 James Beard awards; in...